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Web Development And Domaining Go Hand In Hand

As you explore the world of web development or domain name sales you will find a number of people who are into one of those areas but not into the other. In fact, one of the most common questions or polls in webmaster forums is something to the effect of: “do you develop domain names or sell them?”. What these people fail to realize is that web development and domaining are two sides of the same coin.

Most web developers are creative people who also have an eye for business. They are constantly thinking of new ideas and new websites they can create and/or market. Whether they are eating a bowl of cereal, going for a drive, or laying down trying to sleep; part of their brain is thinking of either the next great website or how to improve one of the sites they already have developed. This constant flow of creative thought also leads to many ideas that never get put into action. Some of these ideas even get so far as the domain name research or purchasing phase.

Domainers, by their very nature, are usually people with an affinity towards research. Finding a niche to exploit and then attempting to put words and letters in any order in search for an available domain name that would work for that niche. Also sometimes by chance when researching one domain name, a domainer may find two or more alternatives that they like as well. With the advent of easy-to-use technology like blogs and templates, it does not take too much effort to put up at the very least a mini website on almost any niche interest.

When people pigeonhole themselves into just being a domainer or just being a web developer, they are a lot of times leaving money on the table. It would not take that much experience for the domainer to take some of these extra unsold domain names and make a website and then market that website, even to a limited degree. Likewise, it wouldn’t take too much effort at all for a web developer to go ahead and buy some of the available domain names they find and will not use and then attempt to sell them to others. One great benefit of using this practice is that it is possible to take the profits of the side businesses to enhance the main business. Extra domain sales dollars can be put into purchasing web development tools. Money made from pay-per-click or affiliate services can be put into buying more domain names. Combining these two money making activities is a natural and complimentary fit.